Updates

There is no question that cultural safety matters in healthcare delivery. But how do you create cultural safety programming that sticks? The experience of a healthcare team in Nunavut provides helpful insights that can support other organizations in identifying approaches for their own cultural safety programs.

The two new Board members bring extensive leadership experience in public policy, health system transformation, First Nations, Inuit and Métis health, community-centred care and digital innovation.

Healthcare organizations are increasingly recognizing the urgent need to address systemic racism experienced by First Nations, Inuit and Métis and improve cultural safety. But where do we start — and how do we move from intention to meaningful action?

By reaching older adults earlier and more proactively, NHWW helps reduce pressure on hospitals and long-term care systems while contributing to more connected, sustainable care closer to home.

Healthcare is meant to be a place of healing. Yet for many First Nations, Inuit and Métis, it can also be a place of harm and mistrust. But change is underway, and momentum is building.

Across long-term care, efforts to improve the use of antipsychotics are gaining ground. Sustaining that progress depends on supporting teams to adapt care in ways that better reflect each resident’s needs.

One year ago, Healthcare Excellence Canada launched Care Forward, a pan-Canadian movement that connects changemakers across the country to share knowledge, apply proven approaches and improve healthcare quality and safety for more people.

Across Canada, youth and families often face a complex web of services, referrals, and wait times. The system can be difficult to navigate, making it harder for people to access the right care, at the right time, and in the right place.

In February 2025, teams from across Canada gathered in Edmonton, Alberta to reflect on their journeys to address systemic racism in healthcare and improve culturally safe care for First Nations, Inuit and Métis.